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BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM
INDIANA STATEWIDE SURVEY DATA, 2001
 
Q4.1 HAVE YOU EVER BEEN TOLD BY A HEALTH PROFESSIONAL THAT YOU HAVE HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE?
 

  PERCENTS TOTALS
CATEGORIES: YES NO UNK/REF  
AGE GROUP

      18-24		 4.7 95.3 0 374
      25-34 10.4 89.6 0 731
      35-44 19.4 80.6 0 830
      45-54 30.6 69.2 0.1 781
      55-64 38.3 61.5 0.2 502
      65 + 50.3 49.3 0.4 739
      UNK/REF *** *** *** 36
SEX

      MALE		 24.5 75.5 0 1,614
      FEMALE 26.9 72.9 0.2 2,379
RACE GROUP

      WHITE, NON-HISPANIC		 25.2 74.7 0.1 3,484
      BLACK, NON-HISPANIC 35.6 64.4 0 232
      OTH/MULTI RACE, NON-HISP. 28.4 71.6 0 129
      HISPANIC 15.8 83.5 0.6 117
      REFUSED *** *** *** 31
INCOME GROUP

      < $15,000		 41.0 59.0 0 380
      $15-$24,999 30.9 69.1 0 676
      $25-$49,999 24.7 75.2 0.1 1,264
      $50-$74,999 19.8 80.0 0.1 659
      >=$75,000 21.0 79.0 0 552
      UNK/REF 25.6 73.8 0.6 462
EDUCATION

      < H S GRAD		 29.9 69.4 0.7 413
      H S GRAD OR GED 27.2 72.8 0.1 1,545
      SOME COLLEGE/TECH SCH 27.2 72.8 0 962
      COLLEGE GRAD 20.6 79.3 0.1 1,069
      UNK/REF *** *** *** 4
MARITAL STATUS

      MARRIED		 26.0 73.9 0.1 2,204
      UNMARRIED 25.3 74.6 0.1 1,781
      UNK/REF *** *** *** 8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS

      EMPLOYED		 19.8 80.2 0.0 2,522
      NOT EMPLOY 19.2 80.8 0 163
      STUDENT/HOMEMAKER 20.1 79.6 0.2 446
      RET/UNABLE TO WORK 49.7 49.9 0.4 854
      UNK/REF *** *** *** 8

--- ALL ---		 25.7 74.1 0.1 3,993

 NOTES:      Percents are based on weighted data; totals are unweighted numbers.
                   *** Asterisks indicate too few cases to calculate a reliable percent.

 SOURCE:   Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2001

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